Department of Environment and Climate Change V De Jenner Holmes [2009] NSWLC 32

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Department of Environment and Climate Change V De Jenner Holmes [2009] NSWLC 32

JURISDICTION: Criminal

PARTIES: Department of Environment and Climate Change Hugh De Jenner Holmes

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PLACE OF HEARING: Moree Local Court

DATE OF DECISION: 02/24/2009

MAGISTRATE: Magistrate Richardson

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – practice and procedure – application to withdraw plea of guilty – absence of genuine consciousness of guilt – absence of clear understanding of implications of entering plea of guilty

LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 207Local Court Act 2007, s 40Native Vegetation Act 2003, ss 12, 38, 39

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